PlayStation controller

Overview

The PlayStation controller (SCPH-1010 in Japan, SCPH-1080 overseas) is the first gamepad released by Sony Computer Entertainment for its PlayStation home video game console.

Details

Manufacturer

Sony

Developer

Sony Computer Entertainment

Type

Gamepad

Generation

Fifth

Released

JP 3 December 1994; NA 9 September 1995; EU 29 September 1995; AU 15 November 1995

Discontinued

1997

Connectivity

PlayStation controller port

Input

10× digital buttons; Digital D-Pad

Successor

Dual Analog Controller

Works with

PS1

Works with

• PS1

More from PlayStation

• PlayStation 3 Blu-ray Disc Remote
• PlayStation Link Cable 1994
• PlayStation Memory Card 1994
• PlayStation Mouse 1995
• PlayStation Multitap 1996
• DualShock 1997
• PocketStation 1999
• DualShock 2 2000
• PlayStation 2 DVD Remote 2000
• PlayStation 2 Memory Card 2000
• PlayStation 2 Multitap 2000
• PS one LCD Screen 2000
• PlayStation 2 Hard Disk Drive 2001
• PlayStation 2 Network Adaptor 2001
• EyeToy 2003
• Buzz! Buzzers 2005
• Sixaxis 2006
• DualShock 3 2007
• PlayStation 3 Bluetooth Headset 2007
• PlayStation Eye 2007
• PSP Go!Cam 2007
• PlayStation 3 Wireless Keypad 2008
• PlayStation Move 2010
• PlayStation Vita memory card 2011
• DualShock 4 2013
• PlayStation Camera 2013
• PlayStation VR Aim Controller 2016
• DualSense 2020
• PlayStation 5 Media Remote 2020
• PlayStation HD Camera 2020
• DualSense Edge 2023
• PlayStation Access controller 2023
• PlayStation VR2 Sense controller 2023

Sources

• Wikipedia overview and specifications
• PSX-Original-Controller.jpg

The overview is adapted from Wikipedia and shared under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence.

Checked October 2026.